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Caps' Pierre-Luc Dubois faces former team in visit to L.A.
Pierre-Luc Dubois didn't last long with the Los Angeles Kings. Just one season into his eight-year contract, he was traded to the Washington Capitals last June for goalie Darcy Kuemper.,Dubois will make his first return to Los Angeles when the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals, who have won five i...
Former Arkansas, NBA C Oliver Miller dies at 54
Oliver Miller, who starred at center for Arkansas ahead of a lengthy NBA career, died at age 54, the National Basketball Retired Players Association announced on Wednesday.,No cause of death was stated.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The basketball community has lost a Lege...
Brandon Montour caps big night with OT goal as Kraken edge Habs
Brandon Montour had two goals and two assists, and he scored the winner on a breakaway four seconds into overtime as the Seattle Kraken rallied for a 5-4 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.,Jani Nyman scored in his NHL debut, Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers also tallied and...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps, Galaxy advnace
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
Mikal Bridges' OT buzzer-beater lifts Knicks over Blazers
Mikal Bridges scored 33 points and drilled the winning 3-pointer as time expired in overtime to give the New York Knicks a 114-113 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.,Deni Avdija converted a three-point play with 3.4 seconds left to put Portland ahead by two before the Knicks ra...
Utah nips Ducks, remains in thick of wild-card hunt
Dylan Guenther had a goal and an assist for the Utah Hockey Club in a 3-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Jack McBain and Alexander Kerfoot also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves for Utah, which ran its point streak to four games (2-0-2) and moved w...
Anthony Edwards, Wolves rout Nuggets, extend streak
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points, Julius Randle added 25 and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 115-95 on Wednesday for their season-high sixth win in a row.,Jaden McDaniels contributed 16 points, Rudy Gobert had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Donte DiVincenzo added 10 points...
Kansas escapes with OT win vs. UCF, faces Arizona next
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hunter Dickinson had six of his 23 points in overtime as Kansas escaped with a 98-94 victory over UCF in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Wednesday night. ,Kansas will face No. 3 seed Arizona in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Jayhawks defeated the visit...
Conor Garland brings key goals as Canucks top Flames in shootout
Conor Garland's goal clinched a shootout in a 4-3 comeback victory for the Vancouver Canucks over the host Calgary Flames on Wednesday.,Elias Pettersson had a goal and an assist in regulation, and also scored Vancouver's first goal of the shootout. Pius Suter and Jake DeBrusk added goals and Kevin L...
SMU shuts down Syracuse in ACC tournament debut
Chuck Harris and Matt Cross both scored 12 points and SMU had a successful debut in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating Syracuse 73-53 in Wednesday night's second-round game in Charlotte.,SMU's defense did most of the good work as Syracuse, which had a season-low point total, couldn'...
Jeremiah Fears pours in 29 as Oklahoma tops Georgia
Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points and led a late run that lifted 14th-seeded Oklahoma to a 81-75 win over 11th-seed Georgia in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday in Nashville.,The Sooners (20-12) strengthened their case to make the NCAA Tournament for the f...
Desmond Claude, USC outlast Rutgers in 2OT in Big Ten tourney
Desmond Claude scored 22 of his game-high 28 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 14 seed Southern California recovered after coughing up a 15-point lead to oust No. 11 seed Rutgers from the Big Ten tournament, 97-89, in Wednesday's double-overtime contest in Indianapolis.,Capitalizing on...
Carlos Alcaraz charges into Indian Wells quarterfinals
Carlos Alcaraz, who was nearly flawless to start BNP Paribas Open, was even better on Wednesday.,The two-time defending champion powered to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, Calif.,Alcaraz, a Spaniard who is seeded second, completed his day's ...
Villanova gets going in second half, puts away Seton Hall
NEW YORK -- Eric Dixon scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including 11 during a decisive run, as sixth-seeded Villanova got past 11th-seed Seton Hall 67-55 in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday night.,The Wildcats (19-13) advanced to a quarterfinal matchup against...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps edge Monterrey
Second-half goals from Edier Ocampo and Brian White led the Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw with Monterrey on Wednesday in Torreon, Mexico, as Vancouver won the teams' CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 match.,The teams finished the two-game, total-goal series level at 3-3, but the Whitecaps advance to the ...
Rockets hold Suns at bay in fourth straight win
Jalen Green scored a game-high 29 points, Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks combined for 39 points and the Houston Rockets topped the visiting Phoenix Suns 111-104 on Wednesday.,Green finished 10 for 11 from the free-throw line and grabbed seven rebounds while Sengun paired 20 points with seven assis...
Luke Kennard's 30 points propel Grizzlies past Jazz
Luke Kennard came off the bench to score a career-high-tying 30 points and Ja Morant added 28 and seven assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the visiting Utah Jazz, 122-115, Wednesday night.,Kennard made 11-of-14 shots, including 7-of-9 from beyond the arc.,Kennard and Morant made key 3-pointe...
Clippers extend Heat's skid to season-worst five games
James Harden posted 24 points, eight rebounds and a game-high 11 assists while leading the visiting Los Angeles Clippers past the struggling Miami Heat 119-104 on Wednesday night.,Bogdan Bogdanovic added 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won four of their past five games overall. ...
High five from Patrick Kane lifts Red Wings over Sabres
Patrick Kane piled up two goals and three assists and the host Detroit Red Wings snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.,Marco Kasper supplied two goals and an assist, while Alex DeBrincat had a goal and three assists for Detroit. Vladimir Tarasenk...
De’Aaron Fox's near triple-double sparks Spurs past Mavs
De'Aaron Fox racked up 32 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead the host San Antonio Spurs over the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 126-116 on Wednesday in the second of two games in three nights between the Lone Star State rivals.,The Spurs led by just two at the break but took charge in the t...